DESCRIPTION:
L=8.25" (21cm), smallest of the three doves spotlit here. Sexes
similar. Overall grayish with scalloped appearance. In flight, wings
are rust-colored (and rusty-sounding).
CALL: sounds like a repeated "no
hope."
NATURAL HISTORY: Usually found associated with human habitations, and
is one of the most urban birds we have in Tucson. Diet mostly seeds.
Breeds almost all year (Jan-Nov). May be very aggressive with each other
at food sources (e.g., bird feeders). See Dove
Natural History for more.